[Leica] M8 and the Future

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

On Oct 27, 2006, at 1:15 PM, Afterswift@aol.com wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I have this gut feeling that the true competitor of the Canon D5  
> will be the
> Leica M9, which will be FF. We're headed for full frame 35. That's  
> inevitable.
> These FFs will hit the market within a year. Digital technology  
> moves fast.
> The M8 is probably a good collector's model and those few who  
> actually buy it
> will get about the same results that we enjoy with the Nikon D200  
> or even the
> D70 -- which is a fast, no slouch Nikon (nevermind the pixel count,  
> the quality
> is there!).
>
> I assume Leica Solms is tooling up for the M9 as we write. I'm looking
> forward to the LCD viewer for close-up and telephoto work. I assume  
> there will be a
> lever on the M9 that permits us to open the focal plane shutter to  
> focus and
> preview DOF live. Without the DSLR mirror problem, the simplicity  
> of the M
> design should make the dual viewfinders possible -- one optical,  
> the other
> electronic. My Oly 5050 has this feature and I love it. I can't  
> imagine the M9
> without it.


oh, you are such a tease...

now do you know...   or are you taking your "gut feeling" and wishes  
for reality...??


Steve


>
> Bob
>
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